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James Lankford

Position: Senator ( OK )

Party Affiliation: REP

  • Opposes BDS

  • Opposed the Iran Deal

  • Supported the U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem

  • Supports the Two State Solution

  • Supported the Combating BDS Act of 2017

  • Supported the Israel Anti Boycott Act

  • Opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334

  • Supported the United States Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

  • Voted For the Strengthening America's Middle East Security Act of 2019

    • Summary

    James Lankford was born in 1968 and is currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Oklahoma. Senator Lankford’s seat will be up for election in 2026.

    Lankford was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014. Prior to that, he represented Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 until 2015. Before joining politics, he served with the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and was also the program director of Falls Creek.

    Senator Lankford is currently serving on the Appropriations Committee; the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; the Finance Committee; and the Indian Affairs Committee.

    Below is Senator Lankford’s voting record and public positions on issues important to the Jewish community. 

    Senator Lankford opposed the Iran nuclear deal. He supported the move of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Senator Lankford cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act and the Combating BDS Act, two bills that aim to fight discriminatory boycotts of Israel. He opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334 that claimed that Israel’s settlements have no legal validity.

    In 2018, Senator Lankford cosponsored the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act, a legislation that supported full funding of security assistance to Israel as outlined in the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding.

    In 2019, he voted for the Strengthening America’s Middle East Security Act which, among other things, strengthens Israel’s security and allows a state or local government to adopt measures to divest its assets from entities that boycott Israel.

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    Opposed the Iran nuclear deal https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/u-s-sen-james-lankford-middle-east-war-more-likely/article_e20f3a52-3701-5637-9781-1018db6c9299.html

    Voted For the Strengthening America’s Middle East Security Act of 2019 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00016

    Cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/720/cosponsors

    Supported the move of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/support-president-trumps-decision-recognize-jerusalem-israels-capital/

    Opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and supported the two-state solution https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/6/cosponsors

    Cosponsored the Combating BDS Act of 2017 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/170/cosponsors

    Cosponsored the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2497/cosponsors

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